Because la belle-iloise's delicious boxes are also superb culinary aids for festive and gourmet meals, our head chef has come up with some wonderful recipe ideas to help you prepare your festive menus! Discover our new suggestions for appetisers or starters to delight your guests...

Festive mini skewers

Bring vitamin-packed freshness to your celebrations with these pretty, colourful skewers with sweet, fruity notes... Make them with our Coral lentil concassé, Seaweed and Curry or our Organic hummus with Brittany seaweed, 100% plant-based appetiser recipes. Here's an idea that everyone will love, from adults to children!

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Buckwheat crisps with spreads

Easy to prepare, this recipe idea offers tasty appetisers where the tangy freshness of apple and the nutty crunch of buckwheat crisps meet the creamy saltiness of our subtle fish spreads... Our chef also gives you his tip for making your own buckwheat crisps at home!

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Appetisers with warm spreads

With our 4 spreads to enjoy warm, festive and refined recipes that celebrate the culinary specialities of the French coast, you can easily make delicious gratinated verrines...

Lobster Armorican style, Mussels with Curry Charente style, Prawns in Calvados Normandy-style flambéed gambas, or Pink Pacific salmon and young leek shoots Samarienne flamiche style – these are appetisers that will delight even the most discerning gourmets!

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Puff pastries filled with Cream of mussel soup with oyster mushrooms

Try your hand at this starter worthy of the greatest chefs! Perfect for kicking off festive meals, it combines puff pastry and oyster mushrooms with our new Breton Mussel Velouté, which delicately enhances the unique flavour of bouchot mussels...

This recipe can be made with other La Belle-Iloise fish soups, such as Lobster Bisque, and can also be served as a main course, accompanied by a green salad!

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